We’ve compiled a some predictions from Sportsnet, NHL.com, ESPN and The Fourth Period – picking Division, Conference and Stanley Cup winners.
26 people made predictions for division winners, and 42 for Conference and Stanley Cup winners.
Atlantic – Tampa Bay 22, Montreal 4
Metro – Washington 12, Pittsburgh 7, NY Rangers 6, NY Islanders 1
Central – Nashville 7, Chicago 6, St. Louis 6, Minnesota 5, Dallas 1
Pacific – Anaheim 22, Los Angeles 2, Calgary 2
East – Tampa Bay 16, Washington 16, Montreal 3, NY Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 3, NY Islanders 1
West – Anaheim 26, Los Angeles 5, Minnesota 3, St. Louis 3, Nashville 2, Calgary 1, Chicago 1, Dallas 1
Stanley Cup – Anaheim 17, Washington 10, Tampa Bay 8, Montreal 2, Calgary 1, Los Angeles 1, Nashville 1, NY Rangers 1, Pittsburgh 1
| EXPERT | Atlantic | Metro | Central | Pacific | East | West | Cup |
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| ESPN Scott Burnside |  |  |  |  | | | |
| ESPN Linda Cohn | | |  |  | | | |
| ESPN Craig Custance | |  |  | | | | |
| ESPN Goldstein | | | | | | | |
| ESPN Paul Grant |  | |  | | | | |
| ESPN Pat Kavanagh | | | | | | | |
| ESPN Pierre LeBrun | | | | | | | |
| ESPN Joe McDonald | |  |  | | | | |
| ESPN Barry Melrose | | | | | | | |
| ESPN Scott Powers | | | | | | | |
| NHL.com John Kreiser | | | | | | | |
| NHL.com Brian Compton | | | | | | | |
| NHL.com David Satriano | | | | | | | |
| NHL.com Mike Morreale | | | |  | | | |
| NHL.com Adam Kimelman | | | | | | | |
| NHL.com Dan Rosen | | | | | | | |
| NHL.com Shawn Roarke | | | | | | | |
| NHL.com Arpon Basu | | | | | | | |
| NHL.com Matt Cubeta | | | | | | | |
| SN Scott Morrison | | | |
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| SN Christine Simpson | | | |
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| SN Jeff Marek | | | |
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| SN Mark Spector | | | |
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| SN Leah Hextall | | | |
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| SN Luke Fox | | | |
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| SN Corey Hirsch | | | |
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| SN Dan Murphy | | | |
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| SN John Shannon | | | |
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| SN Chris Johnston | | | |
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| SN Brad Fay | | | |
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| SN Gord Stellick | | | |
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| SN Damien Cox | | | |
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| SN Daren Millard | | | |
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| SN Nick Kypreos | | | |
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| SN Doug MacLean | | | |
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| TFP Tab Bamford | | | | |  | | |
| TFP Dennis Bernstein | | | | | | | |
| TFP Michael Grossi | | | | | | | |
| TFP Shawn Hutcheon | | | | | | | |
| TFP Patrick Kearns | | | | | | | |
| TFP David Pagnotta | | | | | | | |
| TFP David Strehle | | | | | | | |